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On May 15th, 2017, three metrics will be removed from the Reporting API of the Google Apps Admin SDK:

  • num_docs_internally_visible
  • num_docs_externally_visible
  • num_docs_shared_outside_domain

I use all of these metrics in a scripts that performs some audits of our G Suite domain.

The migration docs say to use num_owned_items_with_visibility_shared_externally_delta instead of num_docs_shared_outside_domain for instance, but I don't understand how a delta metric can be used as a replacement unless you keep track of the actual number from day zero on.

How do I get the number of externally shared documents as a total, not a delta value?

dorian
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Based from the documentation given, num_owned_items_with_visibility_shared_externally_delta is the number of items within the user's domain account that are not public or visible to anyone with link, but shared explicitly either with users or groups outside the domain up to the date of the report. So I think you can use it to get the number of externally shared documents. Also it is stated in the notice that differences in metrics calculations exist in these changes, so review the notes as well as Key issues for relevant details.

abielita
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  • I just had a look, and `num_owned_items_with_visibility_shared_externally_delta` is zero for every singly user in my domain, so not very helpful... – dorian May 10 '17 at 13:32